missions and operations conducted as part of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. It will also take into account the mission of the AF SR as regards non-military emergencies on the territory of the Slovak Republic. 90) The politico-military ambition of the Slovak Republic will take into account: • the anticipated evolution of the security environment, including threats and challenges, • the primarily national responsibility for the defence of the Slovak Republic, • the comprehensive approach to national defence, • increasing qualitative demands on the system of national defence, • commitments within NATO, • tasks in the area of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy, • other international commitments of the Slovak Republic, • the AF SR mission in case of non-military emergencies on the territory of the Slovak Republic. 91) Fulfilling the politico-military ambition will be provided for as a key priority of national defence. Tasks primarily connected with defending the Slovak Republic and meeting her commitments stemming from the treaty on collective defence against armed attack will be paramount. These are tasks that require a continuously high level of readiness and war-fighting ability of the AF SR, while in the case of capability shortfalls connected with these tasks, an acute risk arises that national defence may not be fully provided for. The tasks in question are: • defence and protection of national air space within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (“NATINAMDS”), • maintaining critical capabilities necessary for national defence and their systematic build-up with an emphasis on the capabilities of a mechanised brigade and forces also employable in counter-terrorist operations, • maintaining a high-readiness mechanised battalion group and contributing to NATO and EU rapid reaction forces, • provide for mobilisation and HNS. 92) The politico-military ambition of the Slovak Republic will be defined in a comprehensive manner in the new Defence Strategy of the Slovak Republic, tying in with the Security Strategy of the Slovak Republic, both of which must be approved by the National Council of the Slovak Republic. OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC 45